Bag-holder



(N0 Model.)

0. T. SMITH.

BAG HOLDER. I No. 275,086. Patented Apr. 3. 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OALVIN T. SMITH, OF ALBION, MICHIGAN.

BAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,086, dated April 3,1883.

' Applicationfiled August 31,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALVIN T. SMITH, of Albion, in the county of Calhounand State of Michigan, have invented new and useful 1mprovements inBag-Holders; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and novelimprovements in the construction of bag-holders designed to be removably attached to and adjusted upon trucks.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction of the hopper andmeans employed for securing it upon the truck, and in the means employedfor securing the mouth of the bag to the hopper, all as more fullyhereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved hopper and hand-truck.Fig. 2 is a rear elevation, showing the dogs for locking the hopper toplace.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a truck of any desiredconstruction, except that it is provided with notches b.

B representsa hopper, which is provided with the guide-plates a, whichlatter embrace the side bars or handles, 0, of the truck. Pivotallysecured to the rear face of the hopper B are the gravital dogs D, thetoes of which automatically engage with one of the series of notches bin the handles 0, and which retain the hopper in its adjusted position.Around the lower end of the hopper are secured the outwardly-projectingstuds or hooks c, and the central stud. 01, upon the front face thereof.

E is a bolt arranged to slide within the case F, and is provided withthe downwardly-projecting spurs or pins 0, which are designed tostraddle the pin or stud d and lock the bag thereto.

In practice, the hopper being first adjusted to its proper position uponthe truck, the mouth of the bag to be filled is slipped over the lowerend of the hopper, its edges engaging with the studs or books 0 and thestud d, and the bolt E is pushed down, causing the pins 0 to piercethrough the bag and securely fasten it to place.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a bag-holder, and in combinationwith a hopper, D, having guide F, hooks c, and stud d, the bolt E,having spurs e, as specified.

2. In a bag-holder, and in combination with a hand-truck having in itshandles a series of notches, I), the hopper B, having hooked guides atand gravital dogs D, asset forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I hereunto set my hand.

OALVIN T. SMITH.

In presence of H. S. SPRAGUE, LILLIE A. MERCUR.

